pal thing will be to fatisfy my creditors. Adieu. I will not tell you how much I love you, left that might increase your affliction. On the 11th, of June, Boutteville and des Chapelles were conducted to the Palais. Boutteville appeared first in the Grand Chamber, and was interrogated, after which des Chapelles was brought in, and having answered some questions put to him by the first Prefident, he begged permiffion of the Judges to fay a few words, and having obtained it, addreffed them as follows: "Gentlemen, fince you have done me the fayour to affemble here on my account, and fince my crime has brought me into your presence; I muft beg two things of you: the firft is, that juftice may be fatisfied in my perfon, and the second, that you will fhew mercy towards my coufin. Though I am fenfible, that you are not ignorant of his merit, for all France is fenfible of it, yet as I have the honour of knowing him more intimately, I can with juftice affert, that it is fuperior to that which the applaufes of the public givehim; a regard to his family, and the fervices which his anceftors have done to the kingdom, ought alfo to make incline to the fide of mercy. It you appears to me, that by faving an excllent officer and a valiant general, you will contribute to the good of of the public, and prevent the lamentations of pofterity, who undoubtedly will be fenfible of this lofs. His paffion for duelling will grow cool with age, and a man like him, who has no other obje& but the glory of the state, and of his prince, may be employed on every occafion. With regard to myself, I expect from your juftice what is due to the action I have committed; for I do not pretend to plead any excufe, but only to beg you would confider the family, the merit and the actions of my cousin Boutteville." Next day about eleven in the forenoon their fentence was read to them, which had been paffed the the evening before, and which was, that they fhould both be beheaded. The Princefs of Conde, the Dutchefs de Montmorency, the Dutchefs of Angouleme, the Countefs de Boutteville, and feveral other ladies, haftened to the Louvre, to speak to the King, who confented, but with great difficulty to fee them. All the ladies threw themfelves at his feet, and implored mercy. The Countefs de Boutteville fainted, and the rest burst into tears, while the King, who was rather teazed than foftened by their folicitations, faid to the Princefs of Conde, "I feel as much for their fate as you, but my confcience forbids me to pardon them." About About five in the evening the two criminals having arrived at the place where they were to go through the last scene, the executioner cut Boutte-! ville's hair behind, and the latter putting his hand towards his beard, the Bishop of Nantz faid to him, "Did you not promife, my fon, to think no more of the things of this world, and yet you think of them ftill!" He was then asked whether he would have his eyes covered with a bandage, but he replied in the negative; and a moment after his head was feparated from his body. Des Chapelles, who had remained in the cart, and who had his back turned towards the fcaffold, having learned that Boutteville had satisfied juftice, cried out," My coufin is dead, let us pray to God for his foul." When he mounted the fcaffold, perceiving Boutteville's body, he faid, This then is the body of my cousin!" Then refting upon the arm of a young ecclefiaftic, who was near, he kneeled down, rofe up again, and having laid his head upon the block, fubmitted to the fate of his unhappy companion. After the death of the Count des Chapelles, many letters were handed about at Paris, which he had written to different people the evening before his execution. That which he wrote to Madam de Boutteville was as follows: "My "My dear Coufin, were you lefs virtuous, I should not attempt to give you confolation. You have loft every thing that you could lofe, but all France loses with you. Your hufband was ftill young, but he could not have acquired more honour in this world. What could you expect from his courage, but an untimely end? You enjoyed him only amidst continual fear and terror, and God, who has by a miracle always preferved his life, gives you this powerful confolation, that he hath taken him from you in order to bring him near to himself. Rejoice then, Madam, if you fincerely love him as I am convinced you do. Let not your grief make you abandon your chil dren, who have need of being educated under your protection. Teach them, what you know fo well, to live in the world in the bofom of virtue. Change not your condition, if you wish to be the most esteemed female of the age, as your husband was the most efteemed of men., Dear coufin, I give you part of the confolation, which I shall find in accompanying him, and I recommend to you with my whole foul, my poor mo ther.-May God bless and comfort her! "I am, &c." Mr. Mr. Garrick being asked by a Nobleman if he did not intend to sit in Parliament? GAVE HIM An Answer in the following Lines. ORE than content with what my talents gain, MORER Of public favour though a little vain, Miftaking time, and place, and character: ON THE Wisdom and Goodness of the DEITY IN THE Creation and Government of the World. THAT this earth was defigned for the accommodation of living creatures which are upon it, and principally of man, we cannot be ignorant or doubtful of, if we are not fo negligent and |